We, Sylvie Chevrier, Université Gustave EIffel; Christoph Barmeyer, Universität Passau; Mette Zølner, Copenhagen Business School invite you to submit your research to explore the theme of „Reshaping capitalism for a sustainable world“ for the European Academy of Management conference (EURAM) which will take place at the University of Quebec in Montreal (Canada) from 16th – 18th June 2021.
We look forward to receiving your submissions. T07_04 – Management and cultures: qualitative organizational research Proponents:
Short description: This standing track is dedicated to explore the complex role of cultures in organizations with qualitative methods. It welcomes papers dealing with cross-cultural encounters in work settings, languages in organizations, international transfer and recontextualization of management tools, and the interplay of cultures and power relations in diverse organizations. It also addresses methodological questions:
- How to get access to international settings?
- How to compare equivalent situations across countries? What language should be used?
- How to deal with translation issues?
- What strategies allow academics to produce meaningful intercultural research?
Long description: All over the planet, signals are pointing to the pressing need to reshape capitalism. However, capitalism cannot be transformed in a global and uniform way. Just as extant forms of capitalism remain significantly different from one context to another, its reshaping requires adaptations to local cultural contexts.
The purpose of this standing track is to study current, emerging or future management practices while taking into account cultural differences.
1) Multinational companies were among the first to focus on cross-cultural management research. Their worldwide operations bring together employees, socialized in different societal cultures, and their interactions have been at the inception of intercultural management studies. However, research on MNC and expatriates has not covered all implications of cultural differences yet. We need more field studies to examine, for example, how boundary spanners and multicultural individuals construct synergy across MNC entities. What kind of new local cultures are negotiated and how? Furthermore, SMEs, born global start-ups or NGOs are also concerned with making the most of intercultural interactions. We also need to examine their innovative international HR practices.
2) Cultural aspects also concern different organizational contexts such as domestic companies employing migrants and international transfers of management practices. The circulation of management methods and their recontextualization also require cultural awareness among social actors. We need more insights on these complex processes to harvest the expected benefits from the transfers of management practices.
3) Culture and language are closely interlinked. Cultures-defined as meaning systems-are expressed through languages. Translation and cultural interpretations are at play in any international work setting, however the implications remain much ignored. Additional research on languages in multicultural organizations is needed.
4) Finally, conducting research across cultures raise a number of specific questions: how to get access to international settings? How to compare equivalent situations across regions and countries? What language should be used? How to deal with translation issues? What strategies allow academics to produce meaningful intercultural research? Understanding cultural and social dimensions of international organizations requires qualitative inquiries: ethnographic studies, thick descriptions, longitudinal field studies and innovative methods.
Papers which uncover backstage processes and unveil the tricks of researchers in intercultural management are welcome. In a nutshell, this standing track is dedicated to explore the complex role of societal cultures in organizations with qualitative methods and address any research question dealing with the cultural aspects of organizations. Keywords: intercultural management multicultural organization qualitative method culture language international management practice transfer UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth. Publication Outlet: International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management Edward Elgar For more information contact: Sylvie Chevrier -Mail: sylvie.chevrier@u-pem.fr
